07:30 - 10:00

Canada Goose, 74 on pasture,

Mallard, c20,

Sparrowhawk, male peched in bush,

Kestrel, hunting rough ground,

Pheasant, 1 calling,

Moorhen, juv on middle lodge,

Lapwing, c40 inc many juvs,

L.B.B.Gull, c200 moving south west in groups up to 20,

Little Owl, 1 on drystone wall,

Swift, c60 hawking over valley,

G.S.Woodpecker, 2 calling,

Skylark, 1 flushed off Harden Moor,

Swallow, c300 including a flock of c120 near Rossendale School and many juvs,

House Martin, c40,

Sand Martin, 2 over A.M.R.

Pied Wagtail, 2,

Song Thrush, 1,

Willow Warbler, c8 singing / calling,

Whitethroat, 2,

Nuthatch, 1 flew into trees near chimney and sang. Unusual here for me,

Starling, c20,

Linnet, family party of 6 + single,

Goldfinch, charm of 40,

Bullfinch, 1 juv,

Redpoll, flock of 8,

Reed Bunting, c10 in family party of 4.

Regards,

David Nuttall